ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›P›privation
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privation
severe lack of basic needs or comforts
Synonyms
- deprivation
- hardship
- want
Antonyms
- abundance
- comfort
- plenty
privation in a sentence
Years of wartime privation left many families without adequate food or heat.
Despite months of privation, the explorers continued across the frozen plateau.
Where it comes from
From Latin privare, meaning 'to deprive.'
Memory hook
PRIVATION contains PRIVE, like deprived: privation means being deprived of necessities.
Read it in context
- Against the Metal Arts